Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Clinical presentation of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in the developing world is not very well known. This study reports the clinical presentation of 321 cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in Ethiopian patients. METHODS: A prospective cross sectional descriptive study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical presentation of all patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment seen at the retina clinic of Menelik II Hospital from October 2013to February 2016. Complete ophthalmic examination was done including U/Sound when the media was hazy. RESULTS: The mean age at presentation was 41.8 years with male to female ratio of 2.3:1. Two hundred eighty of the involved eyes (75.8%) were blind (visual acuity < 3/60). The duration of symptoms was over 1 month in 220 (68.5%) cases and, in 268 (93.7%) the macula was detached at presentation. Long distance from the tertiary center was the main reason (25.8%) for late presentation. Myopia, 151(47%), was the major predisposing factor. CONCLUSIONS: The profile of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment among Ethiopians presenting at a tertiary care center includes many young cases, late presentations and macula-off detachments, commonly related to myopia. Improvement in primary health care and education should reduce the delay in presentation. Key words: rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, myopia, late presentation
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal
Institution: Addis Ababa University
Language: English
Topic: Retinal and Macular Surgery
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3015623914